Supply Chain Analyst 
Location: US, CA, San Francisco
Department: Supply & Chain
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Associate
Required education: Bachelor's Degree
Industry: Consumer Electronics
Function: Supply Chain

Company profile:
Come on in.Welcome to August Smart Lock.The August Smart Lock is the secure, simple, and social way to manage your home’s lock. Now you can control who can enter and who can’t—without the need for keys or codes. And you can do it all from your smartphone or computer.August builds products that make life simpler by allowing physical environments to respond seamlessly to people’s behavior. We believe in building quality experiences for our customers through elegance and simplicity. We have a lot planned for the future, and are looking to build a team eager to join the ride. Who we are looking forAugust values multi-skilled engineers who are just as passionate about crafting secure, yet beautiful experiences for our customers as we are. We expect our software developers to be comfortable working in multiple programming languages and to be enthusiastic about learning new things. We do have high standards. Our product aesthetic extends to our code. We expect our hardware engineers to be obsessive about things like power consumption and reliability. If you look at everyday objects and believe they can be made more intelligently, we are looking for you.Things we are buildingA peerless security infrastructureiOS, Android and other mobile applicationsA compelling and intuitive web dashboardSensor-laden hardware devicesRobust customer intelligence toolsAn ecommerce system

Job description:
OverviewWe are seeking a Supply Chain Analyst to join the August team and play a critical role for product development and planning. The Supply Chain Analyst will run the day to day execution of purchasing, planning, coordination with CMs. The ideal candidate will be involved with partners and supplier relationships from early product conception until a product’s end-of-life and with the product management transitions ( i.e. BOM management and coordinating component changes internally and externally ). The Supply Chain Analyst will assure supplier compliance to purchase orders and managing continuous cost reduction to meet financial requirements. The ideal candidate should have solid working knowledge of essential commodity trends including: industry trends, cost drivers, global pricing, material lead-times and technical manufacturing processes. The Supply Chain Analyst should be results oriented with a passion for consumer devices and on how to get things done quickly in a fast moving startup.Please note - local San Francisco Bay Area candidates ONLY.  No relocation.  Principals only.ResponsibilitiesMaintain strong working relationships with suppliers and contract manufacturersCommunicate changes to bill of material via ECO, ECRs with CMsAssist in defining performance metrics for measurement, comparison, or evaluation of supply chain factors, such as product cost or qualityManage activities related to purchasing, material requirements planning, inventory and logisticsPlan and execute procurement of finished goods and raw materials from global suppliers and contract manufacturersAssure supply chain sources are capable of meeting and exceeding quality expectations, while insuring adequate capacity, on-time delivery, and a commitment to continuous improvement

Requirements:
RequirementsB.S. degree with 3 years to 5 years of experience in Consumer Electronics products environment and dealing with outsourced manufacturing with Asian suppliersExperience in all functions of Supply Chain Management - new product planning, forecasting, purchasing, planning, budgets, optimization, and logisticsAttention to accuracy and details; must be able to critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources to recognize and reconcile conflictsStrong Analytical abilities - able to conduct structured strategic analysis and problem solvingAdvanced Excel skillsEven BetterAPICS certificationSkilled at designing spreadsheetsCore experience must include contract negotiation, price negotiation and supply chain analysis

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